David Livingston - First To Cross Africa With The Gospel By: Mrs. J.H. Worcester‚ Jr. David Livingston was born in Blantyre‚ Scotland on 19 March 1813. He was raised in poverty. His parents were both devout believers and his father was a strict tee-totaler. David was an avid reader and had a thirst for knowledge. He studied books of science and travel but readily avoided religious topics until he discovered Dicks "Philosophy of Religion" and "Philosophy of a Future State"‚ the latter with
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As stated by Cohn in her article " ’Endgame’: The Gospel According to Sad Sam Beckett" there is much evidence given relating to the many comparable instances between the Bible and Beckett’s "Endgame." With this interpretation as well as the discussion about the significance of the title‚ and the constant reference to the end of the world‚ it is nearly impossible to see Beckett’s "Endgame" as anything other than a post-apocalyptic tale. I found particularly interesting Cohn’s relation to Beckett’s
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The marriage of Cana appearing only in the Gospel of John 1:1-11 is an intriguing glimpse into the character of Mary. In the scene‚ Mary complains to Jesus that the wedding party is running out of wine. In one of his first apparent miracles‚ Jesus changes water into wine and saves the host of the wedding from social embarrassment. The inclusion in the Gospel raises many questions and areas for speculation. The first and most obvious question is whose wedding is it? If the responsibility to provide
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Darkness Found Within the Gospel of John and in Sophocles’ Drama Antigone As a child‚ my world was enraptured by the wonderful Fisher-Price toy known as the Lite-Brite. By inserting multicolored little pegs into their corresponding slots on a detailed guide‚ I could transform drab‚ dull‚ and dark pieces of paper into wondrous works of brilliant art. The light that filled and transformed the plastic pegs closely parallel concepts of light and darkness found within the Gospel of John and in Sophocles’
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seeming diplomatic way. All in order to be labeled politically correct. Making it a delicate job to write one’s own opinion or to tell a story from a foreign point of view. Yet these are all things writer Christopher Moore does in his book Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff‚ Christ’s Childhood Pal. Not only does he accomplish this task but he tells his story in such away‚ to bring together different views of the same issue. A fantastic insightful and charming coming of age story of one of the most controversial
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The readings this Sunday come from the Prophet Jeremiah‚ Psalm Sixty-Three‚ The Book of Romans‚ and the Gospel of Matthew. The readings this week are not big on praise but they still have lessons that they can teach us. They give the message of offering ourselves for the greater glory of God. The first reading this week is by Jeremiah‚ Chapter 20 verses seven through nine. It describes the agony that we go through when we are forced to be silent about what we believe in. Jeremiah describes this feeling
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Socrates and Luke are both considered to be great educators. They have both influenced countless people with their teachings. However‚ comparing the two is slightly strange since Socrates is the subject of the story‚ which is told by Plato‚ and Luke is the teller of the story of Jesus. A comparison can be made between the two as Socrates is a great teacher while Plato is mostly silent and Luke‚ while not overly prevalent in the his story can be compared to other accounts of the story of Jesus among
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How does Carol Ann Duffy challenge the “familiar cultural stereotypes” of women in ‘Mrs Beast’ ? One construction of feminism in the poem is female dominance over men. The Beast is shown as the weaker of the male culture due to his unappealing image “ugly as sin”. The Beast sees the narrators seeming interest in him as a miracle and is portrayed as desperate to keep her attention even it means living with her neglect. Here we see that the there is a reversal of gender stereotype as the Beast takes
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Are there really two billion faith-filled Christians in the world today? Have the Scriptures been proven wrong? Is prophecy way out of wack? Did Jesus’ gospel produce more fruit than He had anticipated in this present wicked age? Did Jesus miss-calculate how many believers would be here to greet Him upon His return? Do two billion professing Christians make Jesus a false prophet? Here is the prophecy from Jesus’ own mouth: "…SHALL HE FIND FAITH ON THE EARTH?" Here is a prophecy of Jesus concerning
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How Does Duffy Vividly Portray her Mother and their Relationship in “Before You Were Mine”? Firstly‚ there are several examples of Duffy implying a strong relationship of love and admiration between herself and her mother. For instance‚ this is conveyed when Duffy describes her mother’s polka dot dress as blowing around her legs‚ before referring to her as “Marilyn”. This immediately draws the audiences’s minds to the fifties‚ and the iconic image of the glamorous Marilyn Monroe with her polka
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